"Elvar sat on a patch of wind-blasted bone high on Snaka's skull, staring out over the fjord of Snakavik far below as the sun rose behind her. Tendrils of mist coiled like serpents around the cliffs that edged the fjord, gulls swirling small as motes of dust, and the fjord glistened in the new sun." …
Category: Character Development
Dr. Jekyll’s Potion
“You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.”― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray Writing Prompt Imagine you or your OC had Dr. Jekyll's potion. Whenever you wanted, you could release your ugly, evil side and let it loose. No one would recognize …
The Privilege of Absurdity
The privilege of absurdity; to which no living creature is subject, but man onlyThomas Hobbes Writing Prompt What is the meaning of life? Absurdists and nihilists would argue that there is no meaning. But it's what we do with that percieved meaninglessness that matters. Make a list of things that give your different characters purpose. …
Suffering Boredom
It was boredom that brought me together with Cabinet 13. In fact, I was so desperately bored that I even gave my boredom a nickname. I called it an I-would-rather-eat-dog-treats-than-suffer-this-boredom boredom. -Un-Su Kim, The Cabinet Writing Prompt What would your OC do if they had I-would-rather-eat-dog-treats-than-suffer-this-boredom boredom? Imagine them in the world you've created. What …
Passion
“Passion has little to do with euphoria and everything to do with patience. It is not about feeling good. It is about endurance. Like patience, passion comes from the same Latin root: pati. It does not mean to flow with exuberance. It means to suffer.”― Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves Character development challenge: What is your …
Diary
“your handwriting. the way you walk. which china pattern you choose. it's all giving you away. everything you do shows your hand. everything is a self portrait. everything is a diary.”― Chuck Palahniuk, Diary Today's writing prompt has two choices: Choice One: Write a diary entry for your OC. What is a normal day for them? Write …
What is Evil?
“What if evil doesn't really exist? What if evil is something dreamed up by man, and there is nothing to struggle against except out own limitations? The constant battle between our will, our desires, and our choices?”― Libba Bray, Rebel Angels Let's talk about evil. What makes a character "evil?" What motivates your antagonist? Think about your …
How Far will your OC go?
“White pill, blue pill, yellow pill, purple pill; its like swallowing a rainbow every bedtime.”― Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, Persistence of Memory Create a scenario where one of your OC's is forced to take a pill. There are four pills, a white one, a blue one, a yellow one, and a purple one. Decide what each pill will do …
Prompt: Your OC and a Time Machine
“That's the thing about human life--there is no control group, no way to ever know how any of us would have turned out if any variables had been changed.”― Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon If your OC had a time machine, how would they use it? Imagine a scenario where your character meets a time traveler. The …
Prompt: Political Positions
"Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is." --Michelle …
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